{"id":880,"date":"2019-12-17T18:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T01:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=880"},"modified":"2019-12-12T18:10:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T01:10:12","slug":"the-two-popes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2019\/the-two-popes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Two Popes * Fascinating Topic, Filled with Humor and Great Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/thetwopopes.poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-881\" width=\"152\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/thetwopopes.poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/thetwopopes.poster.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Offers an intimate story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Behind Vatican walls, a struggle commences between both tradition and progress, guilt and forgiveness, as these two very different men confront their pasts in order to find common ground and forge a future for a billion followers around the world. Inspired by true events. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Katherine S. comments, \u201cI love this movie. Even though the subject of this movie is based on a religious story, it is filled with humor, sport and a fascinating storyline. The acting is also magnificent and the best part of the movie.\u201d See her full review below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Two Popes<br>By Katherine Schell, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m_qQzabbYg8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>I love this movie. Even\nthough the subject of this movie is based on a religious story, it is filled\nwith humor, sport and a fascinating storyline. The acting is also magnificent\nand the best part of the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_12006_v3_rgb-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-884\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_12006_v3_rgb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_12006_v3_rgb-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_12006_v3_rgb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_12006_v3_rgb.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Two Popes <\/em>is inspired by true events telling the story of Pope\nBenedict being elected following the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005 and\nPope Francis being elected in 2013 when Pope Benedict resigned.&nbsp; During this time, the Catholic Church is\nlosing followers and is in the midst of various scandals.&nbsp; Cardinal Bergoglio, who ultimately becomes\nPope Francis, is one of Pope Benedict\u2019s harshest critics as he is frustrated\nwith the Catholic Church and wants to retire.&nbsp;\nPope Benedict invites Cardinal Bergoglio to Rome not to discuss his retirement, but to\ndiscuss other matters, including a scandal that the Catholic Church is facing\nthat could ruin its stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_10803_rgb-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-883\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_10803_rgb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_10803_rgb-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_10803_rgb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_10803_rgb.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I liked this movie a lot more\nthan I thought I would and I learned a lot about the Papal election process.\nEven if you are not Catholic, you will still like it. The movie also uses real\nfootage of some of the events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Pryce (Pope Francis)\nand Anthony Hopkins (Pope Benedict) are absolutely brilliant playing their\nparts.&nbsp; As a bonus, they even look like\nthe real life popes that they are playing. My favorite character is Pope\nBenedict because he slips a joke in whenever he can \u2013 even if the joke is not\nfunny. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_09129_rgb-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-882\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_09129_rgb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_09129_rgb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/the-two-popes-POPE_Unit_09129_rgb.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The message of <em>The Two\nPopes <\/em>is that it\u2019s okay to have\ndifferent opinions and if you work hard enough together you can find common\nground. This movie has some bad language, some disturbing violent images and\nsome discussion of child abuse.&nbsp; It is\nrated PG-13. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars. I recommend this for ages 12 to 18, and adults will really like this movie. This movie is on Netflix December 20, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An intimate story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. 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